love game

love game
A game in which one of the two players scored no point.

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  • Love game — Love Love (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh to be lustful. See {Lief}.] 1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which delights or commands admiration; pre[… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • love game — n. a game, as in tennis, in which the losing player or team scores no points …   English World dictionary

  • love game — noun : a game (as in tennis) won without loss of a point * * * Tennis. a game in which one s opponent fails to win a point. [1825 35] * * * love game noun (tennis) A game in which the loser has not scored (possibly from Fr l’œuf egg, cf ↑duck1 in …   Useful english dictionary

  • love game — {n.} A game of tennis which is won without the opponent scoring. * /Britain took a love game on Songster s service./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • love game — {n.} A game of tennis which is won without the opponent scoring. * /Britain took a love game on Songster s service./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • love\ game — noun A game of tennis which is won without the opponent scoring. Britain took a love game on Songster s service …   Словарь американских идиом

  • love game — /lʌv ˈgeɪm/ (say luv gaym) noun (in tennis) a game in which one player scores no more than love (zero) …  

  • love game — Tennis. a game in which one s opponent fails to win a point. [1825 35] * * * …   Universalium

  • love game — score of zero (in tennis, etc.); game in which the loser (losing player or team) does not score any points …   English contemporary dictionary

  • love game — noun (in tennis, squash, etc.) a game in which the loser does not score …   English new terms dictionary

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